Grandparent's visit
Pacific Bliss
Colin Price
Sat 16 Oct 2010 13:59
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Granny and Papa come to stay -
literally
We had planned for Granny and Papa to charter a
boat that would cruise in company with us for the two weeeks they were in the
San Blas. It did not work out that way. The boat that we'd sorted
got engine problems two days before they arrived and for the next two weeks we
kept on hoping that it would be fixed and the charter could continue. This
meant we had a very different time than we'd expected. 2 kids, 2 grown ups, and
2 very grown ups, who all have very different needs for space, peace, school,
food, etc etc, on a boat was never going to be easy. Anyway we did
not change the plan which was to go back to Eastern Kuna Yala and then spend
some time in the Western part to relax. Overall we had a very interesting time
with a bit of tension here and there, but everyone found their way and all was
good.
We got delivery of our new camera so could start
taking photgraphs again. The last one had taken a dive in a shallow puddle of
beer and never recovered.
The moment of arrival by panaga (motorised
launch)
 Unpacking the
mule train - like Christmas  Venancio the master Mola maker dropped by and
laid out his wares
 Palm islands
   and calm
seas The morning radio net has become as ritual as
morning coffee
 Family board games
   Mucking around with Lolo before we head off East
       Granny and Colin go Lime hunting with
Edwino
   Lovely to go snorkeling with granny
spotting all kinds of coral and inquisative spotted eagle rays swimming up
within an arms length to say hello whilst Colin dives spear gun in hand for
supper.
      Diving on a
sunken wreck.We travelled back to Eastern Kuna Yala and visited some of the same anchorages we had been to on our previous visit and remet some of the lovely people Fort St Andrew with Simon Herrera and team
by very speedy boat
  Explorers
 .... need lunch
 We went to Caledonia
  Liz and Granny
visited a mola lady   whilst Cosmo played with the boys as usual   Mulutupu
   Gave a chess set to the boy we had met
before
 In search of
  . . . .
.peace. Isla Pinos
        Lobster for tea.Mamitupu. Chicken and Chips for Papa
and Zinnia
 and lobster for supper care of Paulo   Giving out medicine in a dirty crowded family hut. This was
OK to do this, but the tragedy is the handicapped child in the hut behind who
noone ever sees. Spot Colin amongst the people.    Home made such
as only Liz can do it. Made from fresh tuna Mono island on the way to Tupile had a
strange, and rather odd sign to visitors. Hilarious.
   Two weeks together and we all have many
memories.  A
visit from mola Lisa |